Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Looper

Patrick M. Looper has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Erosion resistent drilling head assembly
    Patent number: 6725951
    Abstract: A rotary drilling head assembly for a well bore, including an erosion resistant bowl apparatus. The bowl comprises a bowl member, the bowl member having a central receiving cavity configured to receive a rotary sealed bearing assembly, the bowl member having a discharge nozzle extending therefrom, the discharge nozzle fluidly communicating with the receiving cavity, and at least one diverter member extending from an inner surface of the receiving cavity of the bowl, the diverter member formed and configured to disrupt patterns of fluid flow within the bowl during drilling operations. The apparatus preferably includes at least one nozzle diverter member extending from an inner surface of the discharge nozzle. A plurality of diverter members preferably extend from an inner surface of the receiving cavity of the bowl and from the discharge nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Diamond Rotating Heads, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick M. Looper
  • Erosion resistent drilling head assembly
    Publication number: 20030056992
    Abstract: A rotary drilling head assembly for a well bore, including an erosion resistant bowl apparatus. The bowl comprises a bowl member, the bowl member having a central receiving cavity configured to receive a rotary sealed bearing assembly, the bowl member having a discharge nozzle extending therefrom, the discharge nozzle fluidly communicating with the receiving cavity, and at least one diverter member extending from an inner surface of the receiving cavity of the bowl, the diverter member formed and configured to disrupt patterns of fluid flow within the bowl during drilling operations. The apparatus preferably includes at least one nozzle diverter member extending from an inner surface of the discharge nozzle. A plurality of diverter members preferably extend from an inner surface of the receiving cavity of the bowl and from the discharge nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick M. Looper